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Yes, little rascals is our favourite too, and with membership, all 3 can play for Less than 1 at gambados Easy parking Much cheaper food with no delays

Don't be misled by the emphasis on school balances In most cases such funds are ringfenced grants or donations, parental deposits paid for trips or mOney set aside for ongoing building works etc

Both sessions Had two blonde wavy haired 3 year olds and and a baby Was wearing a blue snd White top and jeans How about you ?

You can burst an eardrum submerging with a cold

DVnewbie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't have a Dulwich address yet, so no! But > missed the 1 June application deadline > apparently... I hear a rumour some school's nurseeries will not be full in Sept Worth contacting your closest school to ask them

is on wednesdays

But moos it was really quiet yesterday ...

Mine is interested but getting him there not good Tuesdays Where is it though?

Yes little rScals is a favourite haunt But looking for something Peckham wY ... Settled on all saints plsygroup Xx

It is very hard to explain to a just 3 year old that they can't go on the roundabout after all And they were tannoying for ages for the staff member to open it

General direction of Peckham (by car!)

MitchK Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure what you expect. It is a large warehouse > for kids in South London, are you expecting to get > five-star treatment? No but I expect the facilities to be actually available while we're there.. not to have the carousel open is hugely disappointing for the children. And it shouldn't take 25 mins to get a coffee (that costs ?2.50) These places cost an arm and a leg, i don't see why they should expect us to put up with really poor service! Do people really think it's OK?

Agreed

Anyone else got any views, good or bad? I do think they have a bit of a cheek charging as much as they do, yet having such poor customer service. I notice they are currently closing early due to reduced take up, you have to wonder if they will be able to keep going without going belly up if their reputation continues to deteriorate.

And the icing on the cake was that despite repeated calls on the tannoy, no staff member came to open the carousel I had promised the twins a ride on it and they were very disappointed Anyway I have made a complaint It will be interesting to see if they actually respond

Went to gambados beckenham as a special treat today, having avoided it for a while because it can be such a hellish experience with delays getting in and such long queues for drinks But I thought I would ?see if things had proved. Sadly not. It took 20 mins to get in, we came in at 16.20 and I went to get a coff It took till 16.36 to be served and even then, after I had paid, there was a further wait for our drinks to be made. They arrived at 16.45 It had taken 25 mins! I saw the duty manager but he pretty much shrugged his shoulders, didn't even apologise I find the whole experience so dispiriting We once had an annual membership but I kdidn't renew because this experience is all too common

DVN, you didn't apply to any schools for a nursery place?

I think I would go for an earlier lunchtime nap - 12-2 say with a brief nap at about 9am Bath them Both together st about 6 then hopefully you can get the baby down closer to 7

What time are you starting bed time When does bSby nap?

The important thing is to keep it short and sweet snd have fun

If you're lying on your back and go under or turn your head, you also get water up your nose If you're upright, the air in your nose stops water going up, and the baby will automatically close their mouth All of mine have been taught this from tiny, and the more we did it, the more water confident they are

It's the mammalian diving reflex - we hold our breath if our face is submerged in water I wouldn't try it if you're not confident, but if you feel Ok about it try Look at baby, say "Fred, ready, go" and sprinkle water on his head Repeat, this time wiping a wet hand across his face Then say the same thing, this time lift the baby up slightly then firmly but carefully submerge, while holding upright, then bring up out of the water and lean over your shoulder slightly Never lean the baby back as they will get water up their nose

Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Southwark Council's libraries do hire out their > halls > http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200062/libraries/ > 913/library_fees_and_charges/2 . > They do, but nowhere near as much as they could I spend quite a lot of time in the library and the room is mostly empty > Moving on, as a last ditch option community run > libraries seems a worthy alternative to closing > down libraries. Next, I suspect Southwark Council > would be looking at putting coffee shops in their > biggest libraries. From the youtube links supplied > by James, it seems there is a huge potential for > savings by reviewing the back office functions.

Paddling pool But certainly stripping down to nappy and lying in the shade

Bug hunt in the picnic area at Peckham Or marsden Wildlife garden